Improvement in sweat-leathers for hats and caps



W. J. VAN HORNE, Sweat Leather for Hats and Caps.

Patented March 19, 1878.,

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WILLIAM J. -VAN HORNE, OF SGHENEOTADY, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN SWEAT-LEATHERS FOR HATS AND CAPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 201,575, dated March19, 1878; application filed February 7, 1878.

To all whom it may) concern:

' and useful Improvement in Sweat-Leathers,

which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1shows my leather applied to a hat. Fig. 2 is a like section of a portionthereof on a larger scale than in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a crosssection of aportion of the leather.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

My invention relates to sweat-leathers for hat and caps; and consists inthe combination, with'a leather of this description, of a sheetmetalbinding-strip which extends the entire length of the sweat-leather, isbent crosswise, and embraces the edge to be bound in such a manner thatthe binding-strip is firmly held in place, while the edge of thesweat-leather is both protected and stiffened, by which latter featureit is rendered capable of partially supporting itself in a hat or cap,as hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the drawing, the letter A designates a sweat-leather, and B is asheet-metal bindingstrip applied to the edge of said sweat-leatheraccording to my invention. This strip B extends the entire length of theleather A, is bent crosswise, and embraces the outer edge of the band,so that the binding-strip is firmly united with the leather. I prefer tobend the binding-strip B in such a way that it forms portion ofa spiralin cross-section, or so that one edge thereof is within the othe By thisarrangement both edges of the strip B are caused to bite into theleather.

In bending and applying the strip B to the sweat-leather, I make use ofa machine suitably constructed. After the binding-strip B has beenapplied to the sweat-leather both the strip and the leather are bentlengthwise to the shape of a hat or cap, and then the ends of the stripare united in any suitable way, the whole being made to accurately fitthe interior of the hat or cap in which the leather is to be placed. Thebinding-strip B, besides protecting the edge of the sweat-leather, has

leather can be left unconfined without the lia' bility of a detachmentof the leather, by reason of the fact that the band is kept expanded atall times by the inherent stifi'ness of the binding-strip. I

I am aware that a metallic strip has been inserted between asweat-leather and a hat for the purpose of a support; also, that it isnot new to bind the edge of leather or other fabric to be used asskirt-protectors with metal clips; but I do not know of any article ofthis class having a continuous sheet-metal binding-strip.

It is obvious that my invention is applicable to sweat'linings for hatsand caps made of any suitable material, and by its use the labor ofstitching the sweatleather to the hat or cap is saved.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with a sweat-leather, of a sheet-metal binding-stripwhich extends the entire length of the band, is bent crosswise, andembraces the edge to be bound, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal this 30th day of January, 1878.

WILLIAM J. VAN HORNE.

Witnesses W. HAU'FF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

